Fashion and Beauty

It’s giving fashion. . . To mark Pride month, six local drag artists to share a signature look and strike a pose on location in Cambridge

Want to win a spectacular spa day? Cast your vote for Weavers’ House Spa, Lavenham, in the Good Spa Guide Awards and you’re in with a chance. . .

Want to perk up your summer wardrobe while being kind to the planet? Make a date for Trash Chic’s summer preloved pop-up

Pastels for spring? Groundbreaking. But this year’s influx of pretty pinks and purples come with an icy, frosted edge, writes Alice Ryan

Whether you want to achieve a shiny glass or soft-focus finish - both are trending - the trick is to ‘backend’ your beauty routine. Alice Ryan reports

Cambridge-based stylist Maggie Devine explores the new wave of fashion nostalgia - and how to wear it well

Country style continues to trend. Shooting at Cambridge’s Waresley Park Estate, Velvet’s Rohiny Belani models looks from R.M.Williams

Soft-focus skin, just-bitten lips. . . this year’s top makeup trends are brilliantly wearable, writes Alice Ryan

Spring’s arrival is cue for a wardrobe cleanse. Here’s how to do it, writes Cambridge stylist Nerys Copping

It’s a win-win: treat mum (or yourself) to these fab PJs and support adoption charity Coram in the process

Cambridge’s Lucy & Yak store cuts the ribbon on its new – much bigger! – site on Sussex Street today

Creating products that are as kind to people and the planet as they are to our skin, we meet the local founders of three natural beauty brands

In her first column for Velvet, Cambridge stylist and personal shopper Nerys Copping talks wardrobe staples

Discover radiant diamonds and vibrant sapphires at Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery’s Gemstone Exhibition

Winter can take a real toll on the skin. Alice Ryan finds face and body products to both protect and restore

Bringing colour into your wardrobe can be genuinely uplifting, as Cambridge-based stylist Maggie Devine explains

Don’t leave them in the bathroom cabinet to gather dust: donate unwanted beauty gifts to the Cambridgeshire NGO working to end hygiene poverty

It’s Twixmas and the dress code is loungewear – but make it fashion. . .

Christmas calls for a capsule makeup kit to take you from night to day with minimum fuss and maximum impact. Alice Ryan packs her festive beauty bag

From drinks parties to Boxing Day walks, stylist Maggie Devine showcases looks for every Christmas occasion from Saffron Walden boutique Blue